make strange bedfellows

Of a pair of people, things, or groups paired together in a certain situation or activity, to be extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc. The liberal comedian and the conservative pundit may make strange bedfellows, but the two are coming together all this month to bring a spotlight to suicide awareness. I thought that the two writers would make strange bedfellows, given the drastically different nature of their writing, but their books actually have a lot of parallels in terms of themes and constructs.

be/make strange ˈbedfellows

be two very different people or things that you would not expect to find together: Art and rugby may seem strange bedfellows, but the local rugby club donated £5 000 to help fund an art exhibition.

A bedfellow is a person who shares a bed with somebody else.

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释义	make strange bedfellows make strange bedfellows Of a pair of people, things, or groups paired together in a certain situation or activity, to be extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc. The liberal comedian and the conservative pundit may make strange bedfellows, but the two are coming together all this month to bring a spotlight to suicide awareness. I thought that the two writers would make strange bedfellows, given the drastically different nature of their writing, but their books actually have a lot of parallels in terms of themes and constructs. See also: bedfellow, make, strange Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be/make strange ˈbedfellows be two very different people or things that you would not expect to find together: Art and rugby may seem strange bedfellows, but the local rugby club donated £5 000 to help fund an art exhibition. A bedfellow is a person who shares a bed with somebody else. See also: bedfellow, make, strange Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be strange bedfellows be/make strange bedfellows bedfellow strange make odd bedfellows odd bedfellows strange bedfellows pair off with (someone) have (something) in common (with someone or something) have in common References in periodicals archive Slapstick and seduction make strange bedfellows, but writer and director Alan Ayckbourn's new comedy manages to offer both in his new comedy. Clowning around in a celebrity world; REVIEW But time lines make strange bedfellows. For example, a quick look at the one I have closest to hand (in the Everyman's Library edition of Svevo's Zeno's Conscience) informs me that in 1925 the following books were published: Montale, Ossi di Seppia; Gide, The Counterfeiters; Kafka, The Trial; Woolf, Mrs. Shelf life: Barry Schwabsky on the art of Carol Bove At first glance, Louis Armstrong, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Fats Waller make strange bedfellows. But upon closer look, maybe not. Jazz Modernism: From Ellington and Armstrong to Matisse and Joyce While science critics might have consumers believe the words biotechnology, sustainability, environment and industry together make strange bedfellows, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) shares with manufacturers and consumers information that shows the worlds can commingle. BIO FOSTERS BIOTECH LINK WITH INDUSTRY, ENVIRONMENT POLITICS MAY MAKE STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, BUT THE SIERRA CLUB IS PARTICULAR about snuggling up to candidates for elective office. The salt of the Earth: Sierra Club congressional endorsements
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